Asian Makeup: How to Combat Straight Eyelashes

Whether you are Asian, Eastern European, or simply have lashes that refuse to curl -- these tips will change your life

There are some things in this world that are inexplicable: What really happened at Roswell? Or what came first, the chicken or the egg? Sure these may not keep you up at night, but one mystery Total Beauty was intent on solving involved stubbornly-straight eyelashes. When it comes to Asian makeup, the most common complaint is lashes that seem to be forever answering the question, "Where's the ground?" "Down there," they say. Straight down.

While this is most prevalent for Asian women, those of Eastern European and Spanish descent also deal with stubbornly straight lashes. After much investigation (and talking to celebrity makeup artist Taylor Chang-Babaian, author of Asian Faces: The Essential Beauty and Makeup Guide for Asian Women), we can finally take this case out of the Unsolvable Mysteries file.

We've learned lashes that don't curl are primarily due to a lack of a double crease. The monolid forces lashes to grow straight down. Plus, the lid covers the base of the lashes making them look shorter than they are.

Curled lashes make eyes look prettier, finished, feminine and sexy. And now there's no reason why you can't have them too. Look no further than this guide to finally get those darn lashes to curl -- and stay curled.